New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
SHARP WORK IN THE HOUSE
Rr1sHING THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.

| pIIL TO DE PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE.
w,,uryeroy JAN 6.Mr. Nelson, Of Minnesota. offered
tho following amendment in tho House to-day as sub
| sttute for the entire River and Harbor bill;
Ta, the sum 81 500 900 hereby appropriated ont o.
money % 6e
DO ey yn % tour senior 10
vice for the repair ys e
shall their gmsn, AFFORD practical anu important i"Oi
Mr. Willis OF Kentucky said that he would vote for tho
Amendments he hoped that every friend OF the River
| and Harbor bill would do the same
Mr. Reed Of Name expressed the hope that Congress
would not abdcatc Its powers
Afr Willis suggested that it only temporary abdi
| cation.
Mr. Adams OF Illinois, denied that the adoption of tho
.,h.ute was an abdcaon OF the legislative power OF
Congress- he moved to increase tho appropriation to
| SlOO0O.000. Rejected
| Mr. Hepburn OF iowa. thought that tho proposition
presented was not presented In the best OF faith.
Mr. Nel.on-Thc gentleman has no reason to impute
| bad faith 10 me.
Mr. Hcpburn-I don't do 1t onensiveiy; but THIS Is
species OF legerdeman
Air Neson-I have never INDUCED In flbustcrlng and
Il does not lie in mouth OF the gentleman to accuse
me OF 10.
Mr. Uepburn admitted that he had libustcred against
the bill and announced his intention Of using every
mower which the rules gave him TO defeat measure
which was ntrinsically wrong He would oppose the
concentration OF sum in bulk. for the proposed subs-
into was n parliamentary trick and nothing more The
friends OF the bill dcspairing Of getting 1t through pro-
noscds 10 appropriate lump sum and thus stop all
Grill ism on the different features Of the measure.
II was expected that the Scna would reform the bill,
that IL would be- brought back To the House by confer
cnce committee and opportunity for amendment
would bo granted.
Mr. Nelson expressed his surprise that the gentleman
from Iowa Sfr. Hepburn should make such charges as
he hal The gcneIOan had char scd that the substitute
tric $50 attempted
ton in gross II 1t was trick, the great trnnvrate-
the genilcIncn from Iowa. Kansas AMI Wisconsin CMessrs
IIeplurn Anderson and La FOllcteDhad been rcsortny
to jusi such iickery for the past few days aughfer II
there was any trick IN this business the gentleman from
Iowa had himself the example and more than that
the gentleman had attempted to carry out his trick by
nIibustering. (Ianghterl
Mir Grosvcnor. of OHIO said that II the opponents OF
the bin had criticise the features OF 1t and then
submitted To the Judgment OF the HOUSE, thls resort Oh
making gross appropriation w0nid not have been war
ranlrd but they had seen ~ to come heic IN e atrr
day, of January aud HAT they would oDsruct
hc pa..nyr The bill nj every step 1hey refused Ia ne
governed by majority. howe'er AMI the proposition
which the gentleman called parliamentary trlrA haI
been rc-oitcl Ia Ia Gc!tat parliamentary conspiracy
Mr. Hepburn was surprised at the heat OF the gen
tlcIncn and their somewhat har'! expic,sonS IH5ic
appropriation ~ the bill for the uteiancc oi me
Musknsum Canal scheme ana an appropriation LOT pro,
Nidug Surplus water IN imr OF dIpth Tor hr Ii,' ~
Minneapolis The gentlemen ought u gro" warm IN he
fence "f their pet schemes , a., ,,.., -
the orig nal bill but bad Goabt that 1t would be re-
non. bic shape when It could not ICE Hh"nl'd
SIR L. forttc. uf i-c"n,il, said i!ai TIE gentleman
from Ohip or. Gru,ycuoD with III, usual lI'gi'a ica'
spniug AMI bad form of statement had hfrushrd him
mir. IN rocitci because nc had not NJ IN cary dD
objections earliest opportunity When ho Opposed
a nlli which he To- AUNrd To 80 cons Ficted on a vicious
plan. Ae denied the snt oi any man 10 accuse MN ot
ick ns Tie gentleman from Iowa tAi' hoPo"rh) hau
Mr Grosvcnnr was not aware that he had imputed a
parliamentary trck Ia anybody. lie never would nave
Thought ~ bat for wonderfully cllu statement nt u"
If.UI
iiat uHcrrug an power ~ logic il"h'" % ~, --"
iutrll.t Bat a M" gentleman Vas Immaculate ana
Stool cS"r hlng hc II Ard A"odt hc l'I' "Foa'
Mr t.lailan Of Mimnc.ota repealed the attack made
upon ~, district h ir gentleman rom 10" l''.; ip
burn md the Implied rharAe MAZE hlhh't hin IVA, ne
had pt ,chtmc Tor bchchnR certain uilis lh hlhhr
aoIi~. Ihc u-nuaiuu maj a"y '' u P,, ''i NV
been -nu- glcd into the bu ""i uhtaicu TOT anu IN
worthy nl TIE Gentleman. ,
Nj. iciburn raised the point oi "ricr hi th' sub'l'
into wn. orlrr until the original "l hal Dorn CON
The clair o,crrulcd the point ~ order on the ground
.i.:ntc was agrscl io-liO 27-lui II was reported Ia
the Housc. The previous question was ordered-yeas |
Dir. Dinscy Of Maine rising TO a parliamentary gGes
ton iuq lird the effect az refusal oI Tie part VI tie
House I" agree to tue aub,iifute
Ihc Spcascr replied the snnl bill would then be
before TIE House Tor acton. ~
Mr. Din icy -Isrc-tr O. Y nor one me NJ that hI mas
been considered ia COMMITTEE" 81 the whole. ~
Tnr clcaArr replied .iat tnat mater over which
Ne ii ~ iurie"l't'h ne NUT % k"' Vl Nc - '"oi
port tue Committee 81 tie whole w"h had reported
lire bill with lie rccnnmrn Hil"n that substitute DO
adopted Tat substitute "rrc II Il ak,S.I o. ,hI aL,
ton would be On ordering The Original OH L" tmIirrai'
Sir Win. hoped. in view Of Mi, rniag that the sub
stitute woud be rejected Tho substitute was rrceI-
SEQ, ~, uays LA.
Tne orainal b was then Ordered engro,sed ana read
the thud tme-ycas lIJ. nays S1-hnd me previous |
Mr. Hepburn demanded the reading ~ the cnglo>scd |
copy and b had not been ensr"sscd. the House
The biil viii come up for anal action